**Three Pirates made Baseball America’s updated Top 100 prospects. RHP Mitch Keller is the Pirates top rated prospect coming in at #15. No doubt due to injuries, OF Austin Meadows dropped from #4 to #22. Same goes for shortstop Kevin Newman who went from #50 down to #88.

UPDATE (7:52 AM)-
**Here’s the pitching matchup for the last series before the All-Star break: Butler vs. Williams, Arrieta vs. Nova and Lester vs. Taillon.

UPDATE (7:49 AM)-
**The Pirates bullpen has received justified criticism this season but in the four-game series against Philadelphia they were tremendous. In 11 innings, the Pirates pen didn’t allow a run.